Sophus Mechlenburg Moller (2133) – Jason Cao (2309)Najdorf SicilianWorld U–16 Chess Olympiad 2014 Györ round five, 16.12.2014[By Marin,Mihail] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qe2 e6 9.0–0–0 b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.g4 A typical 6.Bg5 Najdorf position, with mutual pawn attacks on the opposite wings. 11…Be7 12.Bg2 Rc8 […]
BC Boy Champ

Portrait of Jason Cao at his home in Victoria, B.C. January 11, 2011.Photograph by: Adrian Lam, Times Colonist B.C. boy crowned chess champ after upset win By Jeff Bell, Postmedia News January 23, 2011 VICTORIA — Victoria’s newest world champion was a virtual unknown a few months ago. But in Greece last November, Jason Cao […]
9-year old Canadian Wins 2010 Canadian Chess Player of the Year Award

Press Release 9-year old Canadian Wins 2010 Canadian Chess Player of the Year Award Each year the Canadian Chess Journalists, supplemented by one public Fan Ballot, pick the player who has achieved the most in Canadian chess in the past year – this is run by Canadian chess historian and organizer David Cohen. This year […]
Practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect, says Saanich’s nine-year-old world chess champPublished: November 07, 2010 10:00 PM Updated: November 08, 2010 8:59 AMJason Cao’s golden prediction has proven prophetic. The nine-year-old Saanich resident returned from the World Youth Chess Championships in Halkidiki, Greece last Wednesday victorious in the under 10 category at the biggest youth-chess tournament in the […]